Ken Olin - The Things They Say 8254 & other: May 2008

Thursday, 29 May 2008

Sean Penn reunites with estranged wife

Sean Penn and estranged wife Robin Wright Penn are reportedly back together.

The Oscar-winning actor and the Forrest Gump actress - who announced their separation last year - attended a party in Cannes, France, on Saturday night, which was hosted by model Petra Nemcova, who dated Sean after he initially split from Robin.

An onlooker at the party on Nikki Beach said: "Surprisingly, there didn't appear to be any tension and they all sat and comfortably chatted.”

At one point during the evening, Sean left Robin to go and chat to Petra – who was hosting the bash to showcase her new documentary about the meaning of love - while Robin spoke to U2 frontman Bono.

The source added: "Petra and Sean had a pretty long conversation, while Robin chatted with Bono. Once Petra made her announcement about the documentary, Sean and Robin were back together."

Sean and Robin called off their divorce in April, after applying to a San Francisco judge to stop the divorce proceedings during a hearing.

In a one-page document filed in Marin County Superior Court, the clerk dismissed the couple's petition at their request.

Robin, 43, filed for divorce on December 21 citing irreconcilable differences.

The couple met on the set of the 1990 thriller State of Grace and married in 1996.

They have two teenage children, daughter Dylan Frances and son Hopper Jack.

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Wednesday, 28 May 2008

The Bruno Bertone Orchestra

Artist: The Bruno Bertone Orchestra

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Discography:

Nights in White Satin CD2/2

Year:
Tracks: 18

Nights in White Satin

Year:
Tracks: 19

Naomi Campbell recovering following operation

Supermodel Naomi Campbell is recuperating after being discharged from hospital following surgery.
Last week, she underwent four-and-a-half hours of surgery at a hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to remove a cyst.
The hospital said over the weekend that Campbell had recovered "very well" and left in a helicopter after being discharged on Friday afternoon.
Mirtes Bogea, spokeswoman for the Sirio Libanes hospital, said: "Doctors signed her release and she left in the afternoon in a helicopter that someone sent to pick her up."
Meanwhile Campbell hit out at "ludicrous" reports she was planning a party.
The Brazilian press reported that the 37-year-old planned to throw a lavish party on the day she left hospital.
But the model said in a statement: "I take my health very seriously, so to suggest that I would host a party following an operation is ludicrous.
"I would like to thank everyone for their kind wishes and concern over the past week and for the fantastic service I have received at the hospital. I will now be recuperating in private."
The Streatham-born model underwent a four-and-a-half hour laparoscopy procedure on Monday.
A friend said: "The suggestion that she would throw a party as soon as she leaves is ridiculous and makes light of what she has been through over the last few days."

Aftra Begins Bargaining Talks With Amptp

The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists began independent negotiations
with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers Wednesday, after rejecting
a new plea by the Screen Actors Guild to hold joint talks. In a message to AFTRA membe
rs -- a majority of whom belong to both unions -- AFTRA President Roberta Reardon
said that over the past 15 months "our once-positive relationship with SAG deteriorated,
making it impossible now to continue joint bargaining." In response to trade and Int
ernet critics who have accused AFTRA of becoming a lapdog for the industry, Reardon
said, "Make no mistake; we anticipate challenging negotiations as we work to secure
greater job opportunities and improved wages and working conditions."

08/05/2008

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Lily Allen - Lily Allen Responds To Cannes Reports On Blog

Lily Allen has responded angrily to tabloid rumours that she had indulged in over-the-top partying while at the Cannes film festival.

The Smile star had been photographed swimming topless and some commentators had claimed she had been removed from a festival attendee's yacht for bad behaviour.

However, in a new blog on the MySpace page which shot her to fame in 2005, Allen has hit back at claims she was out of control while in the south of France.

"I don't really like to respond to things I read about myself in the press," she said, "but, for the record I was not thrown off anybody's yacht in Cannes, occasionally I drink wine with lunch and yes I swim topless.

"This in my book is not embarrassing behaviour - I'm 23 years old."

Reports had also suggested the singer was attempting to rekindle her relationship with Chemical Brothers star Ed Simons, with whom she split earlier this year.

The former Bedales pupil dismissed tabloid reports on her blog on Friday, stressing: "I went for lunch with my ex-boyfriend yesterday, lunch."

She continued: "I am not some failed baby-making machine desperately to trying to win my man back," making reference to the miscarriage she suffered shortly before her and Simons' split.

"No one knows anything about my relationships. Ed and I are friends, who went for lunch yesterday, that's it."

Allen added: "I work very hard at what I do, yes I like a drink and yes I have my bad days, but that doesn't mean I'm out of control. I'm perfectly capable of looking after myself thank you very much."

The young star also revealed that she is currently finishing off her second album with the help of producer Mark Ronson.

24/05/2008 09:59:07

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Annie Lennox axed by record label

Annie Lennox was reportedly left devastated after she was dropped from her record label and has branded the move a "kick in the teeth".
The former Eurythmics star was reportedly stunned when Sony BMG stopped answering her phone calls just weeks before her contract was due to expire.
Lennox, 53, said she was shocked at the way she was treated by the company which once hailed her as "one of the finest musical voices of the age".
Soundgenerator.com quotes her as saying: "They totally ignored me. It was bizarre. It was a kick in the teeth. They didn't return my phone calls or emails for three weeks. I'm trying to find out what's behind it.
"Probably a good thing I'm no longer with them - mild understatement. Unless it's them trying to tell me something... Hello!"
The singer admitted she has been left contemplating her future in the music industry.
She added: "It feels like I'm spent, as if I've completely run out of energy.
"I'm going to take my time over the coming months to figure out what to do with this freedom."

Madonna's school project

Madonna plans to build a girls' school in Malawi for underprivileged children this year. Her local lawyer said: "A task force of four prominent Malawians has already been formed to head the project which will be on the scale of what Oprah has in South Africa."